Three issues are discussed in the beginning of this paper: general trends of urban population growth among blacks since 1930, regional variations in growth and distribution from 1950 to 1970, and urban growth and metropolitanization. The remainder of the paper examines the growth of the black urban population by size of place from 1950 to 1970.…

This report contains the National Urban League's statistics on the state of black America. The areas addressed are: the economy, employment, housing, health, education, legislation, crime, and social welfare. By any of the accepted indicators of progress-employment, housing, education, etc.--many of the gains blacks made over the past decade were…

Emphasis in the 1975-76 Omaha Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I program for disadvantaged youth was on reading activities. The High Intensity Learning Centers for Reading for grades three through twelve continued their operations. Development of Primary High Intensity Centers in reading was continued to provide a supportive reading skill…

The Response to Educational Needs Project (RENP) encompasses a staff of approximately 85 people, operates in 15 schools, functions within the educational and political context of the District of Columbia Public Schools in general and specifically within Region I, works with multiple constituencies, and is directed by several layers of management.…

The primary data gathering instrument for Project EDNEED (Empirical Determination of Nationally Essential Educational Data) is contained in this second five-volume final report. The instrument consists of a list of questions and associated informational elements grouped into 18 files, and can provide a basis, used as a preliminary source book, for…

Program implementation under the American Indian Education Act of 1972 (IEA) is evaluated in this 1975 progress report via narrative and tabular data. Presenting an executive summary and reviews of the first and second years of progress, this third year evaluation focuses upon: the extent to which Indian children have received IEA services; IEA…

This report is a compilation of the substance of the presentations and activities prepared for a graduate course in The Junior Community College offered as part of the faculty/staff development program at Salem Community College. The program focused on a broad range of topics related to the community college concept while also dealing specifically…

A national survey of faculty, administrators, and trustees from a cross-section of 45 higher education institutions investigated preferences in institutional goals and methods of assessing progress toward them. The specific goal areas were derived from the Institutional Goals Inventory. Results were analyzed according to the individual…

Major actions affecting postsecondary education of the 1975 and 1976 legislative sessions in the 50 states, District of Columbia, and three Canadian provinces are reported. Each state is summarized by area, covering such topics as appropriations and finance, community and junior colleges, student assistance, coordination and governance, faculty…

This document contains enrollment data for the 40 technical institutes and 17 community colleges in the North Carolina Community College System for the 1975-76 school year, with comparative data for the 1974-75 and 1973-74 school years. The data are presented in extensive tables and graphs which comprise the bulk of the document. Unduplicated…

The articles contained in the first half of this volume are by community college practitioners who have sought to stimulate instructional change. Articles in the second half of the volume suggest several different strategies for implementing needed change. Topics discussed include: a brief history and analysis of factors working for and against…

This document represents the completion of the first phase of a study of adult and continuing education in California. The current method of funding community colleges in general, and adult/continuing education programs offered by community colleges and school districts specifically, are examined, their shortcomings noted, and alternatives to the…

This document contains a performance evaluation of the Virginia Community College System (VCCS), based on data collected by each institution and state agencies, field interviews, original surveys of community college students and staff, and contact with industry. Section I reviews the legislature's intent in establishing the VCCS with regard to…

This paper examines the characteristics of an emerging new type of postsecondary institution, the noncampus college--its facilities, learning activities, organization, financing, students, faculty, and special problems. While maintaining traditional curricular offerings and classroom instructional patterns, noncampus colleges dispense with the…

Guidelines are provided for developing a high school course on the fundamentals of the free enterprise system. The course goal is to promote an economically literate citizenry with a positive attitude toward its economic responsibilities. A one-semester course is described in detail, with special comments about the roles of school administrator…